Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 22
Raivata and Cākṣuṣa Manvantaras; Brahmā’s Prayers at Śvetadvīpa
Prelude to Samudra-manthana
न यस्य वध्यो न च रक्षणीयो नोपेक्षणीयादरणीयपक्ष: । तथापि सर्गस्थितिसंयमार्थं धत्ते रज:सत्त्वतमांसि काले ॥ २२ ॥
na yasya vadhyo na ca rakṣaṇīyo nopekṣaṇīyādaraṇīya-pakṣaḥ tathāpi sarga-sthiti-saṁyamārthaṁ dhatte rajaḥ-sattva-tamāṁsi kāle
Para la Suprema Personalidad de Dios no hay nadie que deba ser muerto, nadie que deba ser protegido, nadie que deba ser desatendido ni ningún bando que deba ser favorecido como objeto de adoración. Y, sin embargo, para la creación, el sostenimiento y la disolución según el tiempo, Él asume las modalidades de rajas, sattva y tamas y se manifiesta en diversas formas.
This verse explains that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is equal to everyone. This is confirmed by the Lord Himself in Bhagavad-gītā (9.29) :
FAQs
This verse says the Supreme has no one to kill or protect and no favored or neglected party; He remains unbiased, yet He manages creation, maintenance, and dissolution through the three modes of nature.
In their prayer, the Devas acknowledge that although the Lord is transcendental, He empowers material nature by manifesting the functions of sattva, rajas, and tamas to regulate the universe in time.
It helps a devotee stay steady in success and failure: the Lord is not biased, and life’s changes move through the modes—so one should seek devotion that rises above the gunas.